The changes brought about by the European Inheritance Law Regulation as well as the changes in compulsory portion law were already discussed in our newsletter 09-2015. Now follows Part II of the further innovations of the Inheritance Law Amendment Act 2015, which will come into force from January 1, 2017.
The changes to inheritance law presented to you in Part II relate in particular to formal requirements for the third-party will as well as for the emergency will, a strengthening of the spouse’s statutory inheritance rights, and a newly introduced legally extraordinary inheritance law of the life partner as well as a newly introduced legal provision regarding the compensation for care services for relatives within the framework of inheritance law.

 

Due to the very drastic changes in inheritance law, it is advisable to check existing wills or have them checked by legal experts to ensure that a testamentary disposition that has already been made – in the form of a will – ultimately actually corresponds to the last will.
Part II presents these changes.

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